Famous Birthdays In October - 26

1427  On this day in history birth of archduke Sigismund of Austria (d. 1496)  

1466  On this day in history birth of desiderius Erasmus, Holland, scholar/author (In Praise of Folly)  

1473  Friedrich of Saxony (d. 1510) was born on this day in history.  

1483  Hans Buchner, composer was born on this day in history.  

1491  Zhengde, Emperor of China (d. 1521) was born on October - 26.  

1609  On this day in history birth of william Sprague, English co-founder of Charlestown, Massachusetts (d. 1675)  

1645  On this day in history birth of aert de Gelder, Dutch painter (King David)  

1673  On October - 26 birth of dimitrie Cantemir, Romanians historian/monarch of Moldova (1710-11)  

1684  On October - 26 birth of kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin, Prussian field marshal (d. 1757)  

1685  On October - 26 birth of domenico Scarlatti, Naples Italy, composer/harpsichordist  

1685  Giuseppe Domenico Scarlatti, composer was born on this day in history.  

1694  Johan Helmich Roman, Finnish/Swedish composer/conductor/violinist was born on October - 26.  

1719  On October - 26 birth of joaquin de Oxinaga, composer  

1740  On this day in history birth of ernest Louis Muller, composer  

1757  Karl Leonhard Reinhold, Austrian philosopher (d. 1823) was born on this day in history.  

1758  Louis-Charles-Joseph Rey, composer was born on this day in history.  

1759  On October - 26 birth of georges Danton, France, revolutionary leader/min of Justice  

1768  On October - 26 birth of eustachy Erazm Sanguszko, Polish general and politician (d. 1844)  

1789  Joseph Mayseder, composer was born on October - 26.  

1791  On this day in history birth of charles Sprague, Boston, banker/poet (Curiosity)  

1794  On this day in history birth of konstantin Thon, Russian architect (d. 1881)  

1795  On this day in history birth of nicolaos Mantzaros, composer  

1800  Helmuth K B von Moltke, Prussian general-fieldmarshal was born on October - 26.  

1802  King Miguel of Portugal (d. 1866) was born on October - 26.  

1804  Lorenzo Thomas, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1875 was born on October - 26.  

1813  On this day in history birth of henry Thomas Smart, composer  

1818  Stefano Golinelli, composer was born on October - 26.  

1823  On this day in history birth of karl Weinhold, German sociologist  

1824  On October - 26 birth of arthur Middleton Manigault, Brig General (Confederate Army)  

1830  Polibo Fumagalli, composer was born on October - 26.  

1830  On this day in history birth of stephen Elliott Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1866  

1837  On October - 26 birth of james Lawlor Kiernan, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1869  

1843  On October - 26 birth of vasili V Vereshchagin, Russian painter (War & Peace)  

1845  Hendrick Waelput, Flemish composer/conductor (Forest, Stella) was born on October - 26.  

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0899  Alfred the Great, writer/king of Wessex (871-99), dies on October - 26.  

1132  Death of Floris the Black, brother of earl Dirk VI of Holland, murdered on this day in history.  

1235  Andres II Arpad, King of Hungary (1205-35), dies on October - 26.  

1440  On this day in history death of gilles de Rais, French marshal, killer of 140 children, hanged  

1576  On October - 26 frederick II the Vrome, ruler of Palts, dies  

1607  Philipp Nicolai, German Lutherian theologist/poet/composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.  

1608  On October - 26 juan Pantoja de la Cruz, Spanish royal painter, dies  

1633  Death of Horio Tadaharu, Japanese warlord (b. 1596) on October - 26.